-- Two of those players are Gophers commits: Ryan Lindgren and Rem Pitlick, although Pitlick says he wants to spend another season in the USHL.

-- Riley Tufte and Joey Anderson are committed to Minnesota Duluth.

-- Kieffer Bellows is headed to Boston University, where he's set to play alongside J.D. Greenway, the brother of Wild prospect Jordan Greenway.

-- Bellows is only the fourth player to score 50 or more goals in a single season for the USNTDP, joining No. 1 overall pick Auston Matthews, NHL MVP Patrick Kane and former Gophers star Phil Kessel.

-- Max Zimmer is set to play for former USNTDP coach Tony Granato at Wisconsin.

-- Casey Staum is headed to Nebraska-Omaha at some point, but will likely make a stop in the USHL along the way.

-- Mitchell Mattson is committed to North Dakota after splitting last season between Grand Rapids High School and the USHL's Bloomington Thunder. He averaged nearly two points per-game for GRHS.

-- A rare Minnesotan in the WHL, Jack Walker started his Victoria Royals career as a defenseman before moving up front mid-way through his rookie season.

-- The only goalie on the list, Peter Thome is also headed to North Dakota at some point. He'll learn from UND goalie coach Karl Goehring, who won a state title with Apple Valley High School in 1996 and holds the MSHSL's single-game record for saves with 65.

-- A sophomore-to-be at Denver, Blake Hillman was named the MVP of the NCAA West Regional after scoring two goals and adding two assists in wins over BU and Ferris State.